The best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever

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The only sugar cookie recipe you will ever need. Perfect for cut out cookies or just to frost with your little ones.

I love to bake. It is something I have always loved to do and I’m pretty darn good at it if I do say so myself. It has always been a way for me to escape and just be in the moment. I have always wanted to create my own recipes and after going to Culinary School I was finally able to. I started experimenting with different recipes and variations of my favorite foods until I came up with the perfect recipe.

One of these recipes I will share with you today. This is honestly the best sugar cookie recipe you will ever have. These cookies come out thick, soft and chewy but hold their shape so you can decorate them the way you like.

The best Sugar Cookie Recipe

There is nothing better than making something delicious for a celebration or holiday. I have tried many sugar cookies in my lifetime and I am so pleased to have come up with a recipe that hits everything in my book. This recipe creates the perfect Sugar Cookie. It’s easy to make and no chilling required.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup unsalted Butter (2 sticks)
• 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 3 Cups Flour (sifted)
• orange food coloring (optional)

Directions:

• Cream Sugar and butter in the bowl of your stand mixer.
• Scrape sides of bowl and add vanilla and egg
• Mix in flour ingredients, make sure to scrape down sides so everything gets well incorporated
• Add orange food coloring to desired shade
• flour a a clean flat surface and with your rolling pin roll out your dough to about 1/2 inch thick
• Use any cookie cutter you like to match the theme, holiday or celebration
• Place cookies on cookie sheets.
• bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes
• Allow them to rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving to a cooling rack
• Once cooled decorate any way you like

How To Decorate Sugar Cookies

The Possibilities are endless when it comes to decorating your Sugar Cookies. Depending on your theme, buy the cookie cutter that’ll match it and have fun. This is a fun recipe to make with kids. My kids love using the cookie cutters to create their favorite shapes.

To give you an idea for Halloween I created a Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Cookie. The idea was to recreate The Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Sugar cookie from Disneyland. Since Disneyland was closed for 2020 it was the perfect way to bring some magic into our home.

A famous way to decorate your sugar cookie is with royal icing. This can be easy or tricky depending on how intricate you want your design to be.

Related: Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Super Easy Royal Icing Recipe

• 2 cups powdered Sugar
• 2 Tablespoon meringue Powder
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 5 Tablespoons Warm water

Directions:

Add ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer. With a whisk attachment beat all ingredients together until firm peaks form about 7-10 minutes.

The thing with royal icing though it doesn’t always taste great but it can make your cookie look beautiful. This recipe is really the only recipe I can handle. It goes well with the buttery taste of the cookie and also makes your cookies look beautiful once set.

Buttercream Frosting

Buttecream frosting is another way to decorate your sugar cookie. Although the design may not be as detailed so if you are looking for something to use for decorative purposes definitely use royal icing. Buttercream though adds an amazing flavor to it. Who can say no to frosting? I love adding buttercream frosting to my cookies because although I wish I was, I am not the best decorator. So buttercream frosting is my friend. It still gives the sugar cookie a beautiful look but is also very forgiving for the unsteady hand like myself.

ButterCream Frosting Recipe:

• 1 cup unsalted butter ( 2 sticks) softened, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar

Directions:

• Add butter to stand mixer and beat on high with paddle attachment for 2 minutes until creamy.
• Slowly add 1 cup of powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Beat on medium high until well incorporated.
• Scrape down sides and add remaining cup of powdered sugar and cream together for 2 minutes until it is nice and fluffy.

Make it Fun

The point of baking delicious sugar cookies is to enjoy with others. To come together during a holiday and celebration and enjoy good food and good company. So I encourage you to have fun with your cookies. I love to add color and sprinkles to mine because it’s what I know my kids would enjoy and it makes it fun for me too. I hope you enjoyed the best sugar cookie recipe ever and I would love to know if you made it yourself. Tag me on Instagram @what_cee_says if you recreate this recipe.

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